function openNewsItem(targetid, messagePxHeight) { 
    var message      = "news_item_" + targetid + "_message";
    var leesmeer     = "news_item_" + targetid + "_leesmeer";
    var tags         = "news_item_" + targetid + "_tags";
    var close        = "news_item_" + targetid + "_close";
    var title        = "news_item_" + targetid + "_title";
    var mySlide      = new Fx.Slide(message);
    
    faderFx = new Fx.Style(message, 'opacity', {
    	duration: 300, 
    	transition: Fx.Transitions.Quart.easeIn
    });  
                
    faderFx.start.pass([0,1], faderFx).delay(3);
     
    $(message).effect('height',{          
    	duration: 1000,
    	transition: Fx.Transitions.Bounce.easeOut
    }).start(0, messagePxHeight);
    
    document.getElementById(leesmeer).style.visibility = "hidden";
    document.getElementById(tags).style.visibility = "hidden";
    document.getElementById(close).style.display = "inline";
} 
function closeNewsItem(targetid, messagePxHeight) {
    var message      = "news_item_" + targetid + "_message";
    var leesmeer     = "news_item_" + targetid + "_leesmeer";
    var tags         = "news_item_" + targetid + "_tags";
    var close        = "news_item_" + targetid + "_close";
    var title        = "news_item_" + targetid + "_title";
    var mySlide      = new Fx.Slide(message);        

    faderFx = new Fx.Style(message, 'opacity', {
    	duration: 200, 
    	transition: Fx.Transitions.Quart.easeIn
    });          
        
    faderFx.start.pass([1,0], faderFx).delay(2);
         
    $(message).effect('height',{
    	duration: 1000
    }).start(messagePxHeight,0);
    
    document.getElementById(leesmeer).style.visibility = "visible";
    document.getElementById(tags).style.visibility = "visible";
    document.getElementById(close).style.display = "none";
}